Sorry. I guess I am the odd man out, but I prefer the single stage RCBS Rockchucker. Yeah, it is slower and you only do one thing at a time. BUT, with me reloading is my relaxation time. It is kinda a zen thing I guess. I enjoy letting all the stress go as I cycle the press. I don’t churn out tons of ammo, but I do make the best ammo I possibly can every time.
I’d never part with my single stage gear. But for masses of ammo, there’s nothing quite like Dillon equipment. :-) I’ve read that people load “accurized” ammo on Dillon. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve read.
A couple things I learned with a Rock Chucker, since I couldn’t afford a Dillon:
Get the hand priming tool.
Get some cheap plastic bowls, half gallon or bigger.
Get a good powder chucker, emphasis on good.
Get the micrometer adjustment screw for the RCBS powder chucker. The thing it comes with is an abomination.
Get more loading blocks than you think you will need.
Fill a bowl with cases as you inspect them.
Size and deprime them, throwing them into another bowl.
Use the hand priming tool to prime them, then throw the primed cases into an empty bowl.
Stand them in the loading trays.
Charge the cases in the trays. This has to be done carefully to avoid uncharged cases.
Seat the bullets and throw them into an empty bowl.
Crimp the cartridges and throw the finished ammunition into another bowl.
If you really want to count them, count them, otherwise just dump them into Zip Loc bags.
I could do about 200 an hour this way.